2022 Formula One World Championship

The 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship was a motor racing championship for Formula One cars, which was the 73rd running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship was contested over twenty-two Grands Prix, which were held around the world, and ended earlier than in recent years to avoid overlapping with the FIFA World Cup.

Drivers and teams competed for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. The 2022 championship saw the introduction of significant changes to the sport's technical regulations. These changes had been intended to be introduced in 2021, but were delayed until 2022 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Max Verstappen, who was the reigning Drivers' Champion, claimed his second title at the Japanese Grand Prix, while his team, Red Bull Racing, achieved their fifth World Constructor Championship, and first since 2013, at the following United States Grand Prix. Mercedes were the reigning Constructors' Champion.

This was the final season for four-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel. Seven-time Champion Lewis Hamilton endured a difficult season with Mercedes failing to secure either a pole position or Grand Prix win during the season, the first time either occurrence had happened in his Formula One career since it began in 2007.

 Entries 
The following constructors and drivers are currently under contract to compete in the 2022 World Championship. All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli. Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.

+EntrantConstructorChassisPower unitRace driversNo.Driver nameRoundsAlfa Romeo F1 Team OrlenAlfa Romeo-FerrariC42Ferrari 066/72477Zhou GuanyuValtteri Bottas1–181–18Scuderia AlphaTauriAlphaTauri-RBPTAT031022Pierre GaslyYuki Tsunoda1–181–18BWT Alpine F1 TeamAlpine-RenaultA522Renault E-Tech RE221431Fernando AlonsoEsteban Ocon1–181–18Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 TeamAston Martin Aramco-MercedesAMR2227518Nico HülkenbergSebastian VettelLance Stroll1–21, 3–181–18Scuderia FerrariFerrariF1-75Ferrari 066/71655Charles LeclercCarlos Sainz Jr.1–11–18Haas F1 TeamHaas-FerrariVF-22Ferrari 066/72047Kevin MagnussenMick Schumacher1–181–18McLaren F1 TeamMcLaren-MercedesMCL36Mercedes-AMG F1 M1334Daniel RicciardoLando Norris1–181–18MercedesF1 W13Mercedes-AMG F1 M134463Lewis HamiltonGeorge Russell1–181–18Oracle Red Bull RacingRB18111Max VerstappenSergio Pérez1–181–18Williams RacingWilliams-MercedesFW44Mercedes-AMG F1 M1362345Nicholas LatifiAlex Albon Nyck de Vries1–181–1816Sources:Official entry lists:










 Driver changes 

Prior to the 2021 Dutch Grand Prix, Kimi Räikkönen announced his intention to retire at the end of the championship, ending his Formula One career after 19 seasons. Räikkönen's seat at Alfa Romeo was filled by Valtteri Bottas, who left Mercedes at the end of 2021. George Russell replaced Bottas, vacating his seat at Williams which was filled by former Red Bull Racing driver Alexander Albon.

Formula 2 driver Zhou Guanyu graduated to Formula One with Alfa Romeo, in place of Antonio Giovinazzi, who left the team at the end of 2021.

Nikita Mazepin was originally due to compete for Haas for a second consecutive year. Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Uralkali's title sponsorship cancellation, his contract was terminated. He was replaced by Kevin Magnussen, who last competed in  with the same team.

Mid-season changes

During Bahrain Grand Prix weekend, Sebastian Vettel tested positive for coronavirus. He was replaced at Aston Martin by reserve driver Nico Hülkenberg, who last raced at the 2020 Eifel Grand Prix, driving for former team Racing Point. Vettel was also replaced by Hülkenberg at the subsequent Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

During the Italian Grand Prix weekend, Alexander Albon suffered from appendicitis. He was replaced at Williams by the Mercedes reserve driver 2020–21 Formula E and 2019 Formula 2 Champion Nyck de Vries, who made his Formula One race debut.

Calendar
RoundGrand PrixCircuitRace date1 Bahrain Grand Prix  Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir 20 March2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix  Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah 27 March3 Australian Grand Prix  Albert Park Circuit, Melbourne 10 April4   Imola Circuit, Imola 24 April5 Miami Grand Prix  8 May6 Spanish Grand Prix  Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló 22 May7 Monaco Grand Prix  Circuit de Monaco, Monaco 29 May8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix  Baku City Circuit, Baku 12 June9 Canadian Grand Prix  Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montréal 19 June10 British Grand Prix  Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone 3 July11 Austrian Grand Prix  Red Bull Ring, Spielberg 10 July12 French Grand Prix  Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet 24 July13 Hungarian Grand Prix  Hungaroring, Mogyoród 31 July14 Belgian Grand Prix  Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot 28 August15 Dutch Grand Prix  Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort 4 September16 Italian Grand Prix  Monza Circuit, Monza 17 Singapore Grand Prix  Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore 2 October18 Japanese Grand Prix  Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka 9 October19 United States Grand Prix  Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas 23 October20 Mexico City Grand Prix  Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City 30 October21 São Paulo Grand Prix  Interlagos Circuit, São Paulo 13 November22 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix  Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi 20 November Sources:

Results and standings

 Grands Prix 
RoundGrand PrixPole positionFastest lapWinning driverWinning constructor1 Bahrain Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc FerrariReport2 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Sergio Pérez Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport3 Australian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc FerrariReport4  Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport5 Miami Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport6 Spanish Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport7 Monaco Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Lando Norris Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport8 Azerbaijan Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport9 Canadian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Carlos Sainz Jr. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport10 British Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. Lewis Hamilton Carlos Sainz Jr. FerrariReport11 Austrian Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Charles Leclerc FerrariReport12 French Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Carlos Sainz Jr. Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport13 Hungarian Grand Prix George Russell Lewis Hamilton Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport14 Belgian Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport15 Dutch Grand Prix Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport16 Italian Grand Prix Charles Leclerc Sergio Pérez Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport17 Singapore Grand Prix Charles Leclerc George Russell Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport18 Japanese Grand Prix Max Verstappen Zhou Guanyu Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport19 United States Grand Prix Carlos Sainz Jr. George Russell Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport20 Mexico City Grand Prix Max Verstappen George Russell Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReport21 São Paulo Grand Prix Kevin Magnussen George Russell George Russell  MercedesReport22 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Max Verstappen Lando Norris Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-RBPTReportSources:

 Scoring system 
Points were given to the top ten drivers in each race. The driver who set the fastest lap during the Grand Prix (only if one of the top ten) was given 1 point, and the top eight of the sprint are given points. If a driver has the same points as another, the driver with the most Grand Prix wins is ranked higher. If the number of Grand Prix wins is the same, then the number of second places is used to decide, and so on.

Points were given using system:

Position 1st  2nd  3rd  4th  5th  6th  7th  8th  9th  10th Race251815121086421 1Sprint 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 colspan="3" 

 Driver's standings 

DriverBHRSAUAUSEMIMIAESPMONAZECANGBRAUTFRAHUNBELNEDITASINJPNUSAMXCSAPABUPoints 1 Max Verstappen191Ret1P 1 F13172P 1 F11171 366 2 Sergio Pérez18241Ret2452512 253 3 Charles Leclerc546633 252 4 George Russell453453534Ret34238 207 5 Carlos Sainz Jr.23Ret342Ret4843Ret 202 6 Lewis Hamilton310413658432Ret4595 180 7 Lando Norris1575Ret891567771277410 101 8 Esteban Ocon767148712106Ret897911Ret4 78 9 Fernando Alonso9Ret17Ret1197795106856RetRet7 65 10 Valtteri Bottas6Ret8769117Ret111420RetRet131115 46 11 Sebastian VettelWDRet81711106129171110814Ret86 32 12 Daniel Ricciardo14Ret61312138111399151517Ret511 29 13 Pierre GaslyRet8912Ret1311514Ret15121291181017 23 1459141617RetRet1710Ret161615161214 22 15 Lance Stroll121312101015141610111310111110Ret612 13 1611WD13171514Ret14Ret8615141713121318 12 17 Yuki Tsunoda8DNS15712101713Ret1416Ret1913Ret14Ret13 11 18 Zhou Guanyu10111115RetRet16Ret8Ret141613141610Ret 6 19 Alexander Albon13141011918Ret1213Ret1213171012WDRetRet 4 20 Nicholas Latifi16Ret1616141615151612RetRet18181815Ret9 2 21 Nyck de Vries9 2 22 Nico Hülkenberg1712 0DriverBHRSAUAUSEMIMIAESPMONAZECANGBRAUTFRAHUNBELNEDITASINJPNUSAMXCSAPABUPointsSource:
Notes:
  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix but was classified, as he completed more than 90% of the race distance.

 World Constructors' Championship standings 
ConstructorBHRSAUAUSEMIMIAESPMONAZECANGBRAUTFRAHUNBELNEDITASINJPNUSAMXCSAPABUPoints1 Red Bull Racing-RBPT2 Ferrari3 Mercedes4 Alpine-Renault56 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari78 Haas-Ferrari9 AlphaTauri-RBPT10 Williams-MercedesConstructorBHRSAUAUSEMIMIAESPMONAZECANGBRAUTFRAHUNBELNEDITASINJPNUSAMXCSAPABUPointsSource:
Notes:
  – Driver did not finish the Grand Prix, but was included because he did more than 90% of the race.
 Rows are not related to the drivers: within each team, single Grand Prix standings are categorised based only on the end result of the race (not by all points scored in the event, which includes points given for fastest lap and sprint).

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